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July 17, 2006Afghani Thanks President Bush w/ CarpetA really cool - astonishing, actually - story that is probably not going to be widely picked up: Soldier fulfilling promise to deliver Afghani rug to president Gile’s mission - one he chose to embrace - involves a very special rug handcrafted by an Afghan man anxious to show his gratitude to President George W. Bush for this country’s efforts to bring democracy to Afghanistan. The colorful and beautifully crafted rug was hand-knotted by an elderly Hazara man from Kabul. [...] “The Pashtuns (another ethnic group) would be kicked in the head, put in the dirt and the Taliban would be done with them,” said Gile, 51, a member of the U.S. Army’s 7th Special Forces Group. “But with the Hazaras, that was not enough. They would herd them into (steel containers) and leave them languishing in the desert sun until they died. Most of the Hazaras are alive today because of the Northern Alliance.” “The rug is dated October 2002, which was still a very dangerous time in the country. If discovered, he would most likely have been killed,” Gile said. Do yourself a favor and read the whole thing. Someday, when the current fever of hate and the trend to mendacity has faded…in a saner world…right-thinking people will look back and realize that this president - THIS president - has not been an evil, moronic, malevolent and war-mongering dictator but one of the greatest humanitarian presidents in the history of our nation. It may not happen in Bush’s lifetime, but Dr. Martin Luther King said, “a lie can’t last.” Which reminds me - this is an excellent reminder of some truths about Pres. Reagan and Pres. Bush. I hope this soldier is able to give this gift to the president, who deserves to hear a damn “thank you,” once in a while. And thanks to Sally for sending it my way! LOL: You must go over to Betsy’s Page and read the comments. A few of them are priceless - priceless! If I could I’ve give them a prize! The one about the newspaper…”sleeps with the fishes!” I sprayed coffee all over the screen! WELCOME: Gateway Pundit readers! While you’re here, please look around. Today we’re talking about everything from Marines singing the Pearlfisher Duet to the press’ absurd over-reaction to a perfectly useful word, and we’re thinking about what it means to treat a nation like a nation, about Catholic adoration of the blessed sacrament, and 45,000 boxes of documents the press doesn’t find interesting! Enjoy. http://theanchoressonline.com/2006/07/17/afghani-thanks-president-bush-w-carpet/trackback/ 8 Responses to “Afghani Thanks President Bush w/ Carpet” |
July 18th, 2006 at 8:42 am
Looking the pic of that carpet, I’m reminded of words uttered by everyone’s mother: “It’s not the gift, but the thought that counts.”
I am quite sure I speak for more than one reader.
That said, that rug was a gift to the nation. Mr Bush is only the custodian for now. His successors would do well to look at the rug, as they consider decisons they will have to make.
Freedom is a process- and a delicate one at that. There are no guarantees and there is ‘no one size fits all’ manual to follow.
Still, that is no reason to deprive entire peoples or populations of the chance of living in a free and democratic society. We are obligated to support the efforts of those seeking freedom whenever we can.
We cannot be ambigious- we will support freedom, always.
July 18th, 2006 at 8:49 am
A symbol of gratitude to President Bush
Betsy Newmark and the Anchoress pick up this story from the Southern, a newspaper in southern Illinois: photo credit: Steve Jahnke, the Southern One of those friendships involved a Kabul rug merchant who pulled Gile aside before he left the
July 18th, 2006 at 10:04 am
A Gift for Mr. Bush
A man who was persecuted under Taliban rule in Afghanistan sends the fruit of his labor as a gift to President Bush for helping to liberate him from that intolerant Islamic regime. Under the Taliban harassment and murder of the…
July 18th, 2006 at 1:41 pm
A gift to the President
This is a haeart warming story about a man from Afghanistan that knitted President Bush a carpet because the US helped free that Afghani people form the tyrrants in the Talban. H/T to The Anchoress via The Jawa report Soldier
July 18th, 2006 at 3:51 pm
Links and Minifeatures 07 18 Tuesday
Isn’t this rich? Carter blames 1980 loss on Walter Cronkite
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July 18th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
[...] Let this be a lesson to those who preach against U.S. involvement on the basis that the native oppressed don’t want (or need) assistance, and that we have no business helping to liberate those who would otherwise have been left in metal containers to die (you heard me - read the Anchoress’ article). [...]
July 18th, 2006 at 5:48 pm
A gift from a grateful Afghani
Lt. Col. Grayson Gile completed a tour in Afghanistan recently. Now that he’s back in Illinois, however, he still has one more mission to complete — delivering a special gift from a grateful elderly Afghani to President Bush. Thanks to The …
September 17th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Links and Minifeatures 07 18 Tuesday…
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